NASA’s Carbon Observatory that failed to reach orbit on Tuesday would have provided the first complete picture of CO2 sources and sinks. Scientists are now reassessing their strategy. After NASA’s first spacecraft dedicated to studying atmospheric carbon dioxide plunged into the ocean on February 24, a wave of disappointment struck climate scientists worldwide. The satellite would have measured

carbon dioxide concentrations in unprecedented detail. Many also hoped that it would pioneer an approach for monitoring greenhouse gas emissions under a future Kyoto-style global warming treaty that could be reached at Copenahagen later this year. Read more of this story »

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Climate Researchers Mourn Failed Satellite Launch